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Maura Stone


Biography

Winner of the 2011 National Indie Excellence Award for Comedy, Maura Stone comes from a leading borscht belt entertainment family known as "Catskill Royalty" in comedy. She grew up in the lap of humor where famous American comedians sat at her kitchen table swapping jokes with her family; her father a sit-com writer and her cousin, Sam Levenson, known nationwide from the 1950's until his death in 1978. Today, most people recall Sam Levenson from his best-selling books, appearances on tv shows and for his poem that Audrey Hepburn loved.

No stranger to comedy as she was trained in the Stone/Levenson tradition of intellectual humor (both high and lowbrow), Maura pursued a different career path, commercial banking. Which gave rise to shock from colleagues when her first novel, Five-Star FLEECING, received rave reviews and won a national book award in 2011 for comedy. Although fictional in scope, the stories in the book are based upon true tales from the crypt of incidents formerly known to those involved in the high-end hospitality industry. 

More importantly, Five-Star FLEECING broke all the rules of traditional literature, making it the first novel in American literary history where the major protagonist, a woman, is NOT a victim of love, men or abuse. Five-Star FLEECING is also the first comedy about hospitality in over three decades as well as the first novel about corruption in that industry.

Since Five-Star FLEECING, Maura has published several mini ebooks, some of which have won awards, that are currently being compiled into a major edition. Her blog, KISS-keepitsimpleschmuck.blogspot.com is the top comedy blog on the planet, winning awards and acclaim.

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Where to find Maura Stone online

Website: http://MauraStone.com
Twitter: maurastone
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/maurastone
Blog: http://kiss-keepitsimpleschmuck.blogspot.com/

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/Five-Star-FLEECING-Maura-Stone/dp/1449932290/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1300318394&sr=8-1

Books

The Complete eDating Advice Comedy Series for Women    by Maura Stone
Price: $19.99 USD. 20260 words. Published on April 16, 2013. Fiction.
Sick of wasting your time with e-men? Sick of cheap dates gone awry? How about starting from the top! Yes, you can get it right every time. "The Complete eDating Advice Comedy Series for Women" is even for those hardened souls who repeatedly venture online for kibbles and bits.
The Complete eDating Advice Comedy Series for Men    by Maura Stone
Price: $19.99 USD. 20260 words. Published on April 16, 2013. Fiction.
Should you want to meet a lovely e-woman, how about a few tips that'll save you time, money, mental anguish and best of all, get you laid? "The Complete eDating Advice Comedy Series for Men" is a humorous, albeit instructive, guide for men to categorize the kinds of women they meet online in all kinds of scenarios. A MUST READ!
Arc of Passion    by Maura Stone
Price: $5.99 USD. 4940 words. Published on March 20, 2012. Fiction.
Even writers of adult relationship ebooks are not infallible. Maura's pursued by a fellow almost half her age and 3,000 miles away! From the award-winning author of the comedy "Five-Star FLEECING," Maura Stone explores this unconventional relationship in a compilation of witty and introspective short stories. Tailored for those on the go, "Arc of Passion" is a literary treat in small bites.

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